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  "title": "Commute vs Remote Cost & Time Calculator",
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    "annualEconomicDeltaNet": -8839.2,
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        "annualTotalEconomicNet": 8839.2
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        "monthlyOutOfPocketCost": 524.8,
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        "annualTotalEconomicNet": 11785.6
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      {
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        "monthlyOutOfPocketCost": 656,
        "annualOutOfPocketCost": 7872,
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        "annualTimeCostGross": 9800,
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        "annualTotalEconomicNet": 14732
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    ],
    "recommendedLowestCostDaysPerWeek": 0,
    "warnings": [],
    "assumptionsEcho": {
      "roundTripDistance": 30,
      "roundTripTimeMinutes": 70,
      "workWeeksPerYear": 48,
      "perDayOutOfPocketCost": 32.8,
      "valueOfTimePerHour": 35,
      "effectiveTaxRatePercent": 30
    }
  },
  "provenance": {
    "run": "https://aibizhub.io/api/run/commute-vs-remote-calculator",
    "page": "https://aibizhub.io/commute-vs-remote-calculator/",
    "methodology": "https://aibizhub.io/commute-vs-remote-calculator/",
    "contract": "https://aibizhub.io/contracts/commute-vs-remote-calculator.json",
    "engine": "https://aibizhub.io/engines/commute-vs-remote-calculator.js",
    "engine_sha256": "6b00c4fd73a1db98d6627dce42d21259fc3738f571f8a482a1dd02d2e5c19012",
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    "prices_verified": "2026-10-24",
    "prices_source": "https://aidevhub.io/api/models.json"
  },
  "disclaimer": "Business planning estimates — not legal, tax, or accounting advice.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "cite": "AI Biz Hub, Commute vs Remote Cost & Time Calculator (engine 6b00c4fd73a1), https://aibizhub.io/api/run/commute-vs-remote-calculator"
}